Diaz double puts City in League Cup quarters, De Bruyne injured

Diaz double puts City in League Cup quarters, De Bruyne injured The Saigon Times Daily Manchester City’s Brahim Diaz scores their second goal at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain November 1, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS MANCHESTER (REUTERS) – Manchester City teenager Brahim Diaz scored in each half to earn the League Cup holders a 2-0 win over Fulham and a place in the quarter-finals on Thursday, although midfielder Kevin De Bruyne hobbled off injured at the Etihad Stadium. Spain Under-21 midfielder Diaz scored his first senior goal for the club after 18 minutes and added his second in the 65th to secure a place in the next round away to Leicester City or Southampton, who play their rescheduled tie on Nov. 27. The one worrying note for City, who made 10 changes from Monday’s Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur, was the injury to De Bruyne who had to come off late on nursing his left knee after tangling with Fulham’s Timothy Fosu-Mensah. The 19-year-old Diaz had put City ahead with a shot that deflected off Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic past keeper Sergio Rico after Vincent Kompany had kneed the ball down. Diaz, making his 14th City appearance and his third start in all competitions, doubled the lead by firing high into the net after Gabriel Jesus saw his shot turned onto the post by Rico. “We will do absolutely everything to keep him with us,” City manager Pep Guardiola said of Diaz, whose contract runs out next year. “We want… [Read full story]